Wellington Keffer

1862 - 1940  (78 years)

• Name	Wellington Keffer
  Born	16 Jan 1862	Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario   [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1891	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Anglican
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [1]
  	Designer
  Occupation	1901	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Woolen Mill Worker
  Occupation	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Designer, Woolen Mill
  Residence	1911	Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Methodist
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-82018
  Died	17 Mar 1940  [5]
  Buried	New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5]
  Person ID	I82018	Generations
  Last Modified	12 May 2024

  
  

  Father	Solomon Keffer,   b. 18 Feb 1830, , York Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 8 Apr 1905, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Mager,   b. 16 Apr 1836, Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario ,   d. 29 Jul 1940, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 104 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1853
  Family ID	F21904	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Ellen Priscilla "Ella" Warren,   b. 10 Jul 1868, Brantford, Brant Co., Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1961  (Age 92 years)
  Married	Apr 1890  [4]
  Children	1. John Warren Keffer,   b. 30 Jan 1891, , Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1965  (Age 73 years)   2. Alice Ethel Keffer,   b. 17 Mar 1892, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown   3. Franklin Mager "Frank" Keffer,   b. 17 Oct 1893, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 2 Jun 1916, Maple Copse, Belgium  (Age 22 years)   4. Ernest Ralph "Punch" Keffer,   b. 29 Jul 1896, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 19 Sep 1916, Courcelette, , Picardie, France  (Age 20 years)   5. Frederick Russell Keffer,   b. 2 Feb 1899, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Dec 1961, , Polk Co., Florida  (Age 62 years)   6. Mary Elizabeth Keffer,   b. 13 Aug 1901, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 22 Apr 2002, Cambridge, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 100 years)   7. James Wellington "Jim" Keffer,   b. 7 Mar 1905, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. Yes, date unknown
  Last Modified	13 May 2024
  Family ID	F21398	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Many Friends Honor Memory, Late W. Keffer Service at Grace Under Auspices Masonic Order Friends from far and near paid their last respects to the memory of the late Wellington Keffer at the funeral services yesterday afternoon. Silent tribute was paid the deceased by the beautiful floral offerings, which showed the high esteem in which he had been held, and the large cortege which preceded to the cemetery told further of the esteem held for him. The service at the house was conducted by Rev. D. E. Foster, pastor of the United church of which the late Mr. Keffer was an active member. He was assisted by Rev. T. G. Marshall, minister of St. Andrew's Presbyterian church, and Rev. N. A. Keffer, pastor of St. James Lutheran church. The service at the graveside was under the auspices of the Masonic order, of which the late R. W. Bro. Keffer was a past district deputy grand master as well as being a past master and chaplain of New Hope Lodge. Practically every lodge in the district was represented and the members acted as guard of honor as the cortege approached the cemetery where the simple and impressive ceremony of the order was observed at the grave. The service there was conducted by W. M. Bro. K. W. MacDonald, I.P.M. W. Bro Ernest Midgely, Chaplain W Bro. F. Featherstone and D. of C. W Br. R. A. Young. The pallbearers were K. W. MacDonald of Preston, R. A. Young, J. A. Beattie, D. W. Panabaker, C. A. Panabaker and J. J. Shaw of Hespeler, R Forbes Auld of Guelph and A. T. Panabaker of Blair. W. Keffer Dies at Home Here in 79th Year Wellington Keffer, one of the town's older and most highly esteemed citizens, passed away at his home, Harvey street, shortly after three o'clock yesterday afternoon. The late Mr. Keffer, who was in his 79th year, had not been in the best of health since last summer when he suffered a stroke while visiting his daughter in Saskatchewan. His ill health made necessary his resignation from duties on the public school board at that time and earlier this year he suffered a recurrence of the attack to which he succumbed. He was the son of Mrs. Elizabeth Keffer, who is in her 104th year, and the late Solomon Keffer. He spent practically his entire life in this district, with the exception of a few years when he worked in the United States, and had formed a large circle of friends who will mourn his passing. The late Mr. Keffer was connected with the woollen trade for practically his entire life and for years was the head of the designing department at the R. Forbes Co. mill here. He retired from this vocation some 10 years ago when the local mill was amalgamated with the Dominion Woollens and Worsteds, Ltd. Active Fraternally A member of the United church, Mr. Keffer took an active part in the work of the congregation and he was a member of the official board for years. He was also well known in fraternal circles. A member of New Hope Masonic Lodge, he was a past district deputy grand master of the order and, until the time of his death, served as chaplain of the local lodge of which he was a past grand master. Mr. Keffer took an active interest in civic affairs and had devoted some 19 years of his time to the work of the public school board. He entered this body in 1921 and when, owing to ill health, he resigned from the body last year, the board passed a resolution "That the resignation.... be accepted with profound regret... During the 19 years of his membership Mr. Keffer served for many years as chairman of the property committee and the present splendid physical condition of the school property is due in no small part to his untiring efforts and good work... he went about the business of the board in an efficient manner and always with the best interests of the school wholly in view..." Historical Society The late Mr. Keffer was also the local vice-president of the Waterloo County historical society. In 1885, Mr. Keffer married Miss Leah Merz of Philadelphia, Pa., who passed away a few years afterwards. There were three children, two sons and a daughter, all deceased. After returning to this district he married Miss Ellen Warren, who survives him, in April, 1890, nearly 50 years ago. His mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Keffer of Hespeler; three sisters, Mrs S. Herschleg of Wisconsin Rapids, Wis., and Mrs. Ethel M. Fisher and Miss Florence Keffer of Hespeler; a brother, Ephraim Keffer of Hespeler; two daughters, Mrs. W. J. Simpson of Gainsborough, Sask., and Mrs. Harry K. Stager of Preston and three sons, Fred, of Valley Field, Long Island, N. Y., John W. of Ridgewood, N. J., and James of Toronto, also survive. Two sons were killed in action in France during the last Great War. The funeral, under Masonic auspices, is to take place on Sunday afternoon. A service is to be conducted at his home, Harvey street, at 2: 30 o'clock and interment will be in the Hespeler cemetery. ____________________________ Deaths Keffer - Died in Hespeler on Thursday, March 14, 1940. Wellington Keffer, in his 79th year. The funeral (Masonic) will take place on Sunday, March 17, from his late residence, Harvey street, Hespeler. Service at 2: 30 p.m. Interment in the Hespeler Cemetery. ______________________ Birth Place: Puslinch Township Ontario Date of Birth: January 16th, 1862 Deceased: March 14th, 1940 at home, Hespeler, Ont. Age: 78 years, 1 month, 27 days Funeral Arrangements by Stager & Co. Hespeler Ontario, Est. 1897 Memorial Record book from the funeral home, Personal Record for Wellington Keffer

  
  

• Sources

  [S143] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1901, Hespeler (Village) D-1 Page 24. [S508] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1871, Page 39. [S392] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1911, Div. 20 Pg. 8. [S2208] Census - ON, Waterloo, Hespeler - 1891, Section 1 Page 38. [S3231] Find A Grave, Wellington Keffer (1862 - 1940) - Find A Grave Memorial. (2017). Findagrave.com. Retrieved 9 October 2017, from https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133047309&ref=acom.

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - 16 Jan 1862 - Vaughan Twp., York Co., Ontario Residence - Anglican - 1891 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Designer - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Woolen Mill Worker - 1901 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Designer, Woolen Mill - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Residence - Methodist - 1911 - Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Buried - - New Hope Cemetery, Hespeler (Cambridge), Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth